American society relies on charity and humanitarian industries to confront America’s disparity of income and ability to sustain a healthy life, which has happened since the dawn of civilization in Mesopotamia – the advent of parks for the poor. Colorado Springs, from this spirit, has managed to create a program to help at risk youth with reading literacy for children grade ranges 1-6. The “The Children’s Literacy Center” helps bridge the gap of the – according to their site – 27% of children who fail to meet the state’s reading requirements at a cheap cost. It began in 1991 to “develop a solid reading foundation essential to success now and in the future” as according to their site and with that goal, they claim to have a 95% success rate.
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Being poor or dyslexic in America has put kids in an at risk position that could have left them completely unable to function in society past elementary school, all for the price of their parents income or for mental problems which could very well have been tolerated without the help of this charity which is endorsed by the likes of Colorado College even. Empathy-altruism, along with other forms of pro-social behavior, combines the molding of the program through donating time, money, or books, all helping create the whole of an industry that helps keep kids in Colorado Springs achieving a true foundation. Through the “standards” created by the program children can truly grasp the concepts through a one-on-one system to get the true care that every child must specifically have in order to have said foundations. With all of these said, it is from this program that children are more able and capable to process in a society that doesn’t entirely allow students to truly prosper; it is with the Pikes Peak Literacy Center that many children’s lives are enriched with the foundations desperately needed for achievement and prosperity in their
Being poor or dyslexic in America has put kids in an at risk position that could have left them completely unable to function in society past elementary school, all for the price of their parents income or for mental problems which could very well have been tolerated without the help of this charity which is endorsed by the likes of Colorado College even. Empathy-altruism, along with other forms of pro-social behavior, combines the molding of the program through donating time, money, or books, all helping create the whole of an industry that helps keep kids in Colorado Springs achieving a true foundation. Through the “standards” created by the program children can truly grasp the concepts through a one-on-one system to get the true care that every child must specifically have in order to have said foundations. With all of these said, it is from this program that children are more able and capable to process in a society that doesn’t entirely allow students to truly prosper; it is with the Pikes Peak Literacy Center that many children’s lives are enriched with the foundations desperately needed for achievement and prosperity in their